Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment

Principles and procedures, process, practice and prospects

John Glasson, Riki Terivel, Andrew Chadwick - Collection The Natural and Built Environment Series

430 pages, parution le 07/06/2005 (3^eme édition)

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A comprehensive, clearly structured and readable overview of the subject, Introduction to Environmental Impact Assesment quickly established itself as the leading introduction to EIA. The second edition introduced and developed many issues of growing importance to the student and practioners of EIA are introduced and developed, for example:

The ammendments to the EC EIA Directive
Best Practice in the EIA process
Major reviews of EIA effectiveness
Comparative EIA systems worldwide
Changing Prospects for EIA

The third edition, includes all the latest thinking on EIA and in particular, brings in the most recent changes to the UK legislative context in chapter three.

The book includes comprehensive appendices with a wealth of important reference material. Written by three authors with extensive research, training and practical experience of EIA, this book brings together the most up-to-date infornation from many sources.

Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment, 3rd Edition not only provides a complete introductory text but will also support further studies. Students on undergraduate and postgraduate planning programmes will find it essential as a course text, as will students of enviromental management/policy, enironmental sciences/studies, geography and the built enviroment. Planners, developers and decision makers in government and business will also welcome the new edition as a very effective means of getting to grips with this important subject.

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Part 1 Principles and Procedures
- Introduction and principles
- Origins and developments
- UK Agency and legislative context
Part 2 Process
- Starting up; early stages
- Impact prediction, evaluation and mitigation
- Participation, presentation and review
- Monitoring and auditing: after the decision
Part 3 Practice
- An overview of UK practice to date
- Case sudies of EIA in practice
- Comparative Practice
Part 4 Prospects
- Improving the effectiveness of project assessment
- Widening the scope; strategic environmental assessment
- Appendices

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Éditeur(s)	Routledge
Auteur(s)	John Glasson, Riki Terivel, Andrew Chadwick
Collection	The Natural and Built Environment Series
Parution	07/06/2005
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	430
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	720g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780415338370
ISBN13	978-0-415-33836-3